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AJM condemns the verbal attack on Meta.mk’s journalist Ilinka Iljoska after she photographed uncollected garbage
The Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) condemned the threats and the insults that employees of Skopje's public enterprise for communal hygiene "Komunalna higiena - Skopje" (KHS) hurled at Meta news agency's journalist Ilinka Iljoska in Kisela Voda in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The incident occured on Monday, the 15th of August 2022.
"AJM urges Komunalna higiena -...
Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacts tо inappropriate election campaign videos in Bulgaria
The Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a press release as a reaction on the occasion of screening inappropriate election campaign videos in the Republic of Bulgaria, where explicit territorial claims toward Macedonia were expressed.
"In the attempts of increasing dialogue and strengthening trust, aimed at improving good-neighborly relations, the publishing of election videos that express territorial claims and...
Hristijan Mickoski will try to collect signatures to postpone the census, SDSM defiant
Opposition party VMRO-DPMNE announced it will not recognize the results from the census in North Macedonia if it is implemented according to the draft law for the census that entered the parliament today.
Party's president Hristijan Mickoski announced during a press conference that the party will start with collecting signatures for the adoption of a new draft law that will...
Journalist associations in North Macedonia react against Lidija Dimova
The Independent Labor Syndicate of Journalists and Media Workers (ISSMW), the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM), and the Council of Media Ethics of Macedonia (CMEM) condemned, as they say, the inappropriate statements that were aimed at discrediting and which were followed by lawsuit threats towards the colleagues from the online medium "A1On" by the Director of the National...
Al Jazeera Balkan’s crew attacked during VMRO-DPMNE’s protest in Skopje, one suspect detained by police
During yesterday's protest organized by VMRO-DPMNE, journalist Milka Smilevska and cameramen Jorde Angelovik were attacked and were prevented from doing their work. While they were taking a statement from one of the protesters, the attacker firstly asked Smilevska whether she reports for Al Jazeera Balkans and then pushed her microphone.
"The police have detained the perpetrator and will press charges....
A storm of reactions and demands for apologies after Zaev’s “few criminals, vain journalist and a faggot” statement
Journalist associations, non-governmental organizations and political parties from the country reacted on Prime Minister's Zoran Zaev statement on the case "Reket". He said that "he will not allow a few criminals, one vain journalist and a faggot to overthrow the current government".
The Association of Journalists of Macedonia demanded the Prime Minister immediately apologize to journalists. Primarily, to journalist Branko...
AJM: Parliament to speed up reforms at MRT and the government to withhold itself from evaluating its work
The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) will be investigating 36 employments at the Public Revenue Office (UJP) through employment agencies for temporary employments dating from 2017 until now due to suspicions of party employments. Among the employees are the spouse of the Director of the Shutka, Gjoko Kotevski and the sister of an SDSM MP, Tanja Kovachev.
Simultaneously,...
Government on Reporters Without Borders report: Openness and transparency leads to results
The government has welcomed the country's advancement on the list of media freedom that is made each year by the Reporters Without Borders organization.
"After the stagnation and the decline of media freedom in the years prior to 2017, this rise is a definite indicator that the measures and activities in the concept of an open government, through the improvement...
MFA tells Moscow: The future will confirm the correctness of the Prespa Agreement
In response to yesterday's statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the MFA (Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) says that the procedure for passing the constitutional changes in accordance with the Prespa Agreement is with full respect of the envisaged parliamentary procedure and the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, and expressed regret that Russia "in a negative...
Civil organizations set 10 day deadline for accountability for Gruevski’s escape
A total of 14 civil organizations, including the Foundation Open Society - Macedonia, the Metamorphosis Foundation and the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia, today issued a second response to the government, setting a deadline of 10 days to determine accountability for former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski's escape. Otherwise, say the civil sector, political accountability...
Four chambers will react together against fast-track procedure for Law on Personal Income
Through the Partnership for Better Business Regulation project, implemented with the support of USAID, the four chambers in the country will releases a joint reaction regarding the bill on personal income that will be adopted after a fast-track procedure, announced the President of the Economic Chamber of Macedonia, Branko Azeski in his column published on "Plusinfo".
He said the deadlines...
Macedonia expels Russian diplomat, Russia calls the move hostile and unwarranted
The Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it has decided to expel a diplomat from the Russian Federation following the poisoning of x-spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, United Kingdom.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to announce that after close consultation with our EU and NATO allies and partners and in solidarity with the United Kingdom of...
Zaev: The law is constitutional, let’s reject the policies of divisions, strife and conflict
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, addressing the public, said that the Law on the Use of Languages is a serious contribution to building the concept of "one society for all citizens", which was supported by the majority of citizens in the last parliamentary and local elections, too.
Zaev stressed that the Law is fully in order with the Constitution and amendment...
SSNM strongly condemns threats of lawsuits against Lupevska Sozen by businessman Gechev
The Independent Syndicate of Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM) strongly condemns the direct threats made against journalist Snezana Lupevska Sozen and "Telma" TV during yesterday's interview on "Top Tema" by the head of "IGM Trade", Ilija Gechev , read a statement by the SSNM.
It adds that the threat which was made in public that Lupevska would be repeatedly sued,...
AJM: The re-election of Cvetkovski as manager will not contribute to the planned reforms for MRT
The Association of Journalists of Macedonia states that the re-election of Marjan Cvetkovski as manager of the Macedonian Radio-television will not contribute to the reformation of the public broadcasting service and its liberation from political control, said AJM's reaction.
They said that the choice of Cvetkovski is the result of the great pressure that was exerted by VMRO-DPMNE and DUI...
VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev should reveal which name he will accept as a geographical heading
In reaction to the press conference by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the statement that he is ready for a name with a geographical heading, VMRO-DPMNE writes that Zaev should inform the public what that name is, whether there will be an English transcription and whether it will be for international use only.
"Is he prepared for a name with a geographical...
Athens got angry with Hahn because in an interview for Spiegel he erroneously referenced the country as Macedonia and not FYROM
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affair issued an announcement regarding Commissioner Johannes Hahn's numerous references to the name Macedonia instead of FYROM.
In a lengthy interview for the German magazine "Der Spiegel" Hahn has constantly used the name Macedonia whenever he addressed the negotiations for the country's EU accession.
Athens has called on Hahn to "respect international legality"
„We call on...
The MFA condemns the burning of the Macedonian flag in Thessaloniki
The Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reacted to the major protest yesterday in Thessaloniki, where a Macedonian flag was burned. Despite building confidence measures by the two governments, unfortunately, there are still incidents of people still living in the past, said the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"The entire region and our two countries are on the...
Albania condemns hate speech in Bitola and demand an investigation
The Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania today condemned the hate speech against Albanians which was drawn on concrete walls in a public space in Bitola and urged the Macedonian authorities to investigate the case.
It is about the facade of a building in Bitola, and on the wall, it says, "Death to Shiptars", written in Macedonian and...
Ivanov’s annual address was a shameful party-political speech, say SDSM and the government
The annual address of the President of R. of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov at the Parliament, according to SDSM is a "shameful and party-political speech, where Ivanov proved once again that he neither has been nor shall be a president for all citizens." the ruling party said that apart from that, President Ivanov showed that "he cannot abandon the policies...
